(a) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant; piece of candy; lozenge; act of dropping supplies from a plane; sudden descent; fall(b) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler; musical tone half a step higher than a given note(c) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element(d) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser

2) n. luncheon

(a) afternoon party where a light meal is served(b) foundation; principal element; fundament; fundamental part(c) enigma; riddle; problem; game composed of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture; jigsaw(d) putting into words; phrase; word; look which conveys a certain feeling or emotion; manifestation; process of producing visible or measurable gentic traits

3) n. improvement

(a) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention(b) something of great worth(c) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device(d) state of being made better; something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something

4) n. consignment

(a) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor); caretaker of a baby or young children; nanny(b) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement; astrological symbol; sign language; method of communication based on gestures and hand movements (commonly used by the hearing impaired)(c) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste; refuse; anything thought to be worthless or substandard(d) delivery; dispatch; conveyance

5) n. century

(a) cessation; end; visit; place at which someone or something stops; plug; obstacle; hindrance; lens aperture (Photography); device or movement that changes the sound of a note (Music)(b) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; set of dishes; religious ceremony; offer; presentation; help; aid; act of putting a ball into play (Sports); military; armed forces(c) appraisal; estimation; assessment(d) period of one hundred years

6) n. blue sky laws

(a) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds(b) contract which gives another the right to use or inhabit a property for a period of time in exchange for rent; period of time during which a lease is valid; property which is contracted to another(c) person or company that ships things; aircraft carrier; shipping company; truck(d) richness; prosperity; property; resources; capital; fortune; abundance

7) n. diet

(a) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; state of being reflected; image that is reflected; idea, concept; thought, notion; act of placing blame, accusation(b) military rank above captain; person who has reached legal majority; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student(c) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan(d) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog

(a) preciseness; exactness(b) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another; one that is subjugated(c) angle that points outward; narrow piece of land that projects outward from the surrounding surface (Geology)(d) host; performer; comedian